History of the Department
The Department of Radiology was created more than 100 years back in the year 1913. This department had the unique distinction of commencing DMRD and MD (Radiology) way back in 1940 and 1953 respectively. Since then the department has produced eminent radiologists of national and international repute. Dr. Amir Ali was the first radiologist of the department. Later, Dr. Raghunandan Lall was appointed as the first Head of Department in 1927. Department of Radiodiagnosis came into existence on 16th December, 1986 after bifurcation of Department of Radiology into Radiodiagnosis and Radiotherapy.
Prof. V. K. Tandon was appointed as the first Head of the Department of Radiodiagnosis. He continued to be the head till July 1999. Prof. S. Bhadury took over as Head in July1999 and continued till January 2008. Prof Ragini Singh took over as Head of Department in January 2008 and continued till October 2014. Presently the department is headed by Prof Neera Kohli.
Facilities Available
High end state of art Ultrasound Machines Computerized radiography Digital Radiography IITV Bone Mineral Densitometer (BMD) Digital mammography with tomosynthesis 16 slice CT 64 slice CT 1.5 tesla MRI Digital mammography with tomosynthesis Flat Panel Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) 4 state of art ultrasound machines with elastography and contrast enhanced ultrasound capability.
Future Addition
Microwave ablation MRI compatible anesthesia trolley 3T MRI High end mobile X-ray machines
SERVICES OFFERED:
The Department offers round the clock emergency, X-Ray, Ultrasound, MRI, CT & Interventional radiology services. X-Rays and Ultrasound facilities are also provided through portable units.
Future plans
To introduce PDCC Interventional radiology Neuro radiology
These facilities will run in ground floor of Shatabdi phase one.
CONFERENCES ORGANIZED
7th UP State Radiological & Imaging Conference (RICON) in 1993. National ICRI CME in April, 1999. Rajendra Rao National CME in Dec. 2003. State CME on declining sex ratio in July 2004. 1st Mid Term CME of Pediatric Radiology in July 2006. 25th UP State Radiological & Imaging Conference (RICON) in November, 2011. XIIIth Annual National Conference Of Indian Society Of Pediatric Radiology in 11th-12th September,2015 IRIA Resident Education Programme (IREP)14th & 15th July,2018 Departmental foundation day is held every year on December 16.